Date:         Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:45:10 -0800
Reply-To:     gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      headgasket replacement information
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The devil is in the details the archives miss.   When
installing a headgasket is it safe to say that you
need not apply the tube of sealer to the green rubber
rings.   I was going to apply a very small amount of
grease to get the  green coolant ring to seat in what
appears to be a very tight slot on the outside of the
cylinder sleeve.
I was also going to apply a small amount of the copper
gasket shellack to hold in the metal seals that fit
inside the head that the cylinder sleeves make contact
with to form the combustion seal.   The tube of
sealant I was going to use on the big rubber gasket
that the head mates to and the head nuts.   I see that
the fit, the big rubber gasket makes to the lower part
of the engine is good and requires very little
sealant.
The weak point is the fit of the big gasket to the
flat part of the head.  I was going to apply sealant
to both the head and gasket.   Any suggestion would be
appreciated as I would like to so this right the first
time.   thanks gary

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